Tuesday, February 14, 2006

Happy Valentine's Day

ValentinesdayDid you know….

 - 192 million Valentine’s Day cards are exchanged annually, making Valentine’s Day the second-most popular greeting-card-giving occasion.

 - Nearly 60 percent of all Valentine’s Day cards are purchased in the six days prior to the observance, making Valentine’s Day a procrastinator’s delight.

 - There are 120 single men (i.e., never married, widowed or divorced) who are in their 20s for every 100 single women of the same ages.

 - 2.2 million marriages take place in the United States annually. That breaks down to more than 6,000 a day.

 - There were 22,022 florists nationwide in 2003. These businesses employed 113,270 people.

 The per capita consumption of candy by Americans in 2004 was 4.7 pounds.

via The History Channel

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